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1726</div></div><p>Gray took over as chief in January, following the retirement of former Chief Charlie Cole.</p><p>He had previously served as assistant chief with the Knoxville Fire Department.</p><p>Gatlinburg Public Information Officer Seth Butler also confirmed Grayâs departure.</p><p>âWe appreciate Chief Gray for his service to the city and the fire department during his tenure,â he said. âWe wish him the very best in his future endeavors.â</p><p>Assistant Fire Chief Wayne Brandenburg will serve as interim chief, Butler said.</p><p>Brandenburg has served with the Gatlinburg Fire Department for 43 years. He was appointed as the assistant fire chief in 2018, shortly after Cole was appointed as chief.</p><div id="tncms-region-article_instory_bottom" class="tncms-region hidden-print"></div> 1727 <div id="tncms-region-article_bottom_content" class="tncms-region hidden-print"></div> 1728 1729 </div> 1730 1731 1732 1733 1734 <div class="asset-tagline text-muted"><p>Contact Jeff at <a href="mailto:[email protected]">[email protected]</a> or (865) 413-0334</p></div> 1735 1736 1737 1738 1739 1740 1741 1742 1743 1744 <div class="share-container content-below" data-subscription-required-remove><ul class="social-share-links hidden-print list-inline icon"><li class="social-share-link fb"> 1745 <a href="https://www.facebook.com/sharer/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.themountainpress.com%2Fnews%2Fgray-steps-down-as-gatlinburg-fire-chief%2Farticle_e3629de3-d663-56e8-9fed-ff1d90a25a53.html%3Futm_medium%3Dsocial%26utm_source%3Dfacebook%26utm_campaign%3Duser-share" class="tnt-share-link fb" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow" title="Share on Facebook" data-toggle="new-window" data-new-window-width="500" data-new-window-height="300" data-track='{"network":"Facebook","socialAction":"post","url":"/news/gray-steps-down-as-gatlinburg-fire-chief/article_e3629de3-d663-56e8-9fed-ff1d90a25a53.html"}' data-tncms-track-event='{"app":"editorial","metric":"social_share","uuid":"e3629de3-d663-56e8-9fed-ff1d90a25a53"}' > 1746 <span class="tnt-stack" > 1747 1748 <i class="fab tnt-facebook-f tnt-stack-1x"></i> 1749 </span> 1750 <span class="sr-only">Facebook</span> 1751 </a> 1752 </li><li class="social-share-link tw"> 1753 <a href="https://twitter.com/intent/tweet?&text=Gray%20steps%20down%20as%20Gatlinburg%20fire%20chief&via=themtnpress&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.themountainpress.com%2Fnews%2Fgray-steps-down-as-gatlinburg-fire-chief%2Farticle_e3629de3-d663-56e8-9fed-ff1d90a25a53.html%3Futm_medium%3Dsocial%26utm_source%3Dtwitter%26utm_campaign%3Duser-share" class="tnt-share-link tw" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow" title="Tweet" data-toggle="new-window" data-new-window-width="500" data-new-window-height="300" data-track='{"network":"Twitter","socialAction":"tweet","url":"/news/gray-steps-down-as-gatlinburg-fire-chief/article_e3629de3-d663-56e8-9fed-ff1d90a25a53.html"}' data-tncms-track-event='{"app":"editorial","metric":"social_share","uuid":"e3629de3-d663-56e8-9fed-ff1d90a25a53"}' > 1754 <span class="tnt-stack" > 1755 1756 <i class="fab tnt-x-twitter tnt-stack-1x"></i> 1757 </span> 1758 <span class="sr-only">Twitter</span> 1759 </a> 1760 </li><li class="social-share-link wa"> 1761 <a href="https://wa.me/?text=https://www.themountainpress.com/news/gray-steps-down-as-gatlinburg-fire-chief/article_e3629de3-d663-56e8-9fed-ff1d90a25a53.html" class="tnt-share-link wa" target="_blank" rel="noopener nofollow" title="WhatsApp" data-toggle="new-window" data-new-window-width="500" data-new-window-height="300" data-track='{"network":"WhatsApp","socialAction":"share","url":"/news/gray-steps-down-as-gatlinburg-fire-chief/article_e3629de3-d663-56e8-9fed-ff1d90a25a53.html"}' data-tncms-track-event='{"app":"editorial","metric":"social_share","uuid":"e3629de3-d663-56e8-9fed-ff1d90a25a53"}' >
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